DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER
Date : 07/14/2003 Duedate: 07/26/2003
MORDANT ARENA
DM-1 TURN-474
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
CIARAN
MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
(1-7176) [14-5-1,106]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
CIARAN STUPENDOUS MAN
MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) LAME SUPERHEROES (516)
(1-7176) [14-5-1,106] (1-6996) [4-3-1,28]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
MAN NEXT DOOR SNAG
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) OF WOLF AND MAN (478)
(1-6987) [17-31-1,92] (1-6519) [6-6-0,52]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SOUL HAREM (337)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. HAWKS (466) 32
2. MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 26 HAWKS (466)
3. SOUL HAREM (337) 21 Unchartered Team
4. OF WOLF AND MAN (478) 16
5. SWEORDMASTERS (138) 15 LAME SUPERHEROES (516)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*THE MOTHERSHIP 4 (476) 7 3 1 70.0 1/ 1 SOUL HAREM (337) 9 6 2
2/ 4*LAME SUPERHEROES (516) 8 5 2 61.5 2/ 5 SWEORDMASTERS (138) 5 0 2
3- 2*SOULTAKER OLYMPICS (532) 3 2 1 60.0 3/ 3 OF WOLF AND MAN (478) 5 1 0
4/ 3 HAWKS (466) 288 201 17 58.9 4/ 8 HAWKS (466) 5 2 0
5/ 5 THE BLACK COMPANY (544) 306 274 23 52.8 5/ 4 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 5 10 0
6/ 6 SWEORDMASTERS (138) 291 285 36 50.5 6/ 9 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 5 10 0
7/ 7 SOUL HAREM (337) 25 26 5 49.0 7/ 2 THE BLACK COMPANY (544) 3 8 0
8- 8*REVELATIONS (509) 14 15 2 48.3 8- 6*THE MOTHERSHIP 4 (476) 2 0 0
9/ 9 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 45 56 5 44.6 9- 7*REVELATIONS (509) 2 0 0
10/10 OF WOLF AND MAN (478) 18 23 0 43.9 10/10*LAME SUPERHEROES (516) 2 1 0
11/11 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 306 463 10 39.8 11-11*SOULTAKER OLYMPICS (532) 1 1 1
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters. Look on my work, ye mighty,
and despair! He who laughs last didn't get the joke. Speaking of laughing at jokes,
observe THE BLACK COMPANY. Last week they got 0-3-0 to drop by 5! What's a move up
by 4 you ask? (alright, maybe you didn't ask) Cause for celebration, according to
HAWKS. MANNEQUIN'S BEST had cause to celebrate, after SWALLOWTAIL got 19 points by
beating FLYSWATTER. Win some, lose some. Speaking of which, SWALLOWTAIL was
winsome, after beating FLYSWATTER and seeing him lose 11 points. Those who hoped for
a new Duelmaster were disappointed by DIESEL, of HAWKS, who despite a 18-19-1
couldn't overcome MORDANT's Number 1. Word has it one team in MORDANT is using
psychics to predict wins. They lead a charmed life!
My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter.
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights! Perhaps the warriors of THE BLACK
COMPANY should take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team... Like a pup
with its tail between its legs, SOUL HAREM scurried away from THE BLACK COMPANY. Oh,
the shame! If challenges were horses, THE EUNUCH could open up a fast food joint!
Call 'im brash! Call 'im brassy! Call 'im brave! Call 'im sassy! THE EUNUCH will
face MAN NEXT DOOR, up by 30. Aaaah, just call 'im dead meat. If THE EUNUCH had
subdued MAN NEXT DOOR, it'd be a hero, but since it lost we just laugh at it. Tough
break.
The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... Those who owe
KOGITSUNE MARU of SWEORDMASTERS money and had written her off, take note: she'S BACK
FROM THE DARK ARENA!!! AND she'S MAD!!! Questions are being raised about the
disposing of severed body parts in the arena. A certain tavern in MORDANT would I
avoid!
Do not think spyreporting in MORDANT is the highlight of my life. As if
buffeted by forces of nature beyond my control, I must take my leave of this place.
MORDANT, I leave you now. The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at Conan's
Place. 'Til next time-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CIARAN 7176 14 5 1 106 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MURGEN 7283 13 16 0 106 THE BLACK COMPANY (544)
DIESEL 6973 18 19 1 93 HAWKS (466)
MAN NEXT DOOR 6987 17 31 1 92 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
DENNIS 7068 12 11 2 92 HAWKS (466)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MUMPHY CHICK 5487 11 1 0 86 LEGENDS OF STEELE (371)
CHYNA 7052 15 7 0 84 HAWKS (466)
TATTOOED DANCER 5060 7 1 1 79 SOUL HAREM (337)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LORD BLEEDS 6520 9 3 0 66 OF WOLF AND MAN (478)
WISPER 5753 5 1 1 60 SWEORDMASTERS (138)
FACELESS 7268 10 3 0 57 THE BLACK COMPANY (544)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GRAMMAW 7045 9 25 0 56 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
THE EUNUCH 5000 5 5 0 56 SOUL HAREM (337)
SNAG 6519 6 6 0 52 OF WOLF AND MAN (478)
VORTEX 7245 7 4 1 47 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
BLUE SIOBHAN 4997 5 5 2 47 SOUL HAREM (337)
-BIG-HEADED KAT 7110 4 0 0 37 THE MOTHERSHIP 4 (476)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PAPER WASP 7259 6 3 2 31 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
LITTLE FAIR LEA 4999 6 4 2 30 SOUL HAREM (337)
STUPENDOUS MAN 6996 4 3 1 28 LAME SUPERHEROES (516)
-ANNA 6939 3 4 1 25 REVELATIONS (509)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-FURIOUS IMPOSTOR 7027 2 0 0 24 REVELATIONS (509)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SYLITH 7357 3 2 1 23 THE BLACK COMPANY (544)
SWALLOWTAIL 7387 1 0 0 19 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
-GET MY BASHON 7013 2 0 0 17 REVELATIONS (509)
HAYDAN 7356 2 4 0 15 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
JEJUNE 7386 1 0 0 13 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
-HEADSNAPPER 6576 1 2 0 11 OF WOLF AND MAN (478)
TYPHOID MARY 5091 2 4 0 10 SOUL HAREM (337)
-FROZEN CARCASE 7015 2 0 0 10 REVELATIONS (509)
SMEDS 7358 2 3 0 9 THE BLACK COMPANY (544)
MYGGEN 7360 1 0 0 6 HAWKS (466)
-SNAPPERHEAD 6561 0 4 0 6 OF WOLF AND MAN (478)
FLYSWATTER 7384 1 1 0 4 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
BUGSPRAY 7383 0 2 0 2 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BLACK DEVIN 556 0 1 0 1 WISPER 5753 474 NONE
BOMANZ 7271 7 5 0 THE BLACK COMPANY 544 VORTEX 7245 470 REVENGED
THE AMAZON 570 0 1 0 DARK ARENA 0 KOGITSUNE MARU 5298 474 NONE
LUCRECE 7228 7 7 0 HOMICIDAL MANIACS 121 BOTTLE SWALLOWIN 7149 472 NONE
BOTTLE SWALLOWIN 7149 3 2 1 SOULTAKER OLYMPIC 532 TATTOOED DANCER 5060 473
PERSONAL ADS
Sylvester -- Professionally speaking, I hope wasn't too much for you riding on Bottle
Swallowing. Mismatch indeed. -- Saucy Jack, yr. ob'd'nt 'umble mgr., Soul Harem
Grammaw -- Hope that didn't hurt too much. I'm a gentleman. Well...give or take,
more or less.... -- The Eunuch
Darkfist -- Thank you. I've been fond of this team for a long time, with high hopes
for their success and performance. Methinks, however, there were a Freudian slip in
yon post? -- Saucy Jack
Lord Bleeds -- I asked for a challenge, not an ass-kicking. I guess I'll be more
careful about my requests in the future. -- Siobhan
Haydan -- Holy beans, I won! -- Typhoid Mary
Wisper -- Meanie. -- Little Fair Lea
Ciaran -- You floosie! You benighted offspring of a <deleted> and a <deleted>!
You're LOWERING THE PROPERTY VALUES! Don't DO that on MY LAWN! -- Man Next Door
The Eunuch -- What a distressing concept. Disgusting. Why am I using a war flail?
I hate the things. -- Grammaw
Frozen Carcase -- You'll be SORRY, you know. You'll thaw out, and then you'll wish
you had me for a friend, but I won't BE there. -- Bugspray
Typhoid Mary -- Do you have a license to do that? You're going about it all wrong, you know. -- Haydan
Slen Snotnose -- Whappity whappity WHAP! -- Flyswatter
Sylvester -- I know how it goes. You go along thinking, "Okay, I can count on
Lucrece being active, I can probably defeat her, and anyway she's good for three or
more skills most days, so...." And then the sword slips, and she's taught her last
skill. (shrug) I appreciate you taking the time to acknowledge what happened, but I
gotta say, it happens to my warriors a LOT. I can live with it, even if she can't.
And I'll be bringing other good teachers up through the ranks, slowly, of course, but
that's what MAKES them good teachers! -- Nick
Sylith -- You have been misinformed. All the others on the team are, indeed, maniacs
(you should see Grammaw in the kitchen!), but I'm quite sane. In fact, I am probably
the only sane person in Mordant. -- Haydan
Faceless -- Do you think cookies grow on TREES, girl? -- Grammaw
Ed. -- What did you think I meant, youngster? You have to remember that no one, not
even an editor, is perfect, but the older you get and the more experience you have,
the closer you come. Which means I am more perfect than you are, and I KNOW these
things. -- Grammaw
I may not be perfect, but I have a nice blue pencil and I'm not afraid to use
it. -- Ed.
26 June 2003
All -- Would you be willing to proxy my lunger Ganglare at the Face-to-Face? He's
fighting in the champions tourney. Thanks. Write: Michael Rogers #25335-013, PO
Box 6000, Florence, Co 81226 -- Skullagrim
STOP THINKING TOGS!!!!! It's here. Well, almost here anyway. We're looking at
a start date of the first turn in Aradi (DM 60) following the Fall Mail-In. This
should give everyone sufficient time to study the new ultra-improved T#%S IV rules
and prep accordingly. So without further ado, here is your handy-dandy guide to
winning your very own Golden Scrod (and some other very cool prizes to be announced
officially before the start of the tourney that must not be named):
1. Each T#%S team consists of two managers. After the tourney starts, there will be
no switching partners whatsoever, so choose your partners wisely. T#%S IV will
last for 13 turns, so pick a partner you can stand for 6 months or so. The only
team I know of so far is last TOGS winners: Ganolus Oakleaf/Hombre of Blood
Related/Thieves Guild. Hey, this is fun!
2. The T#%S entry fee is 2 team setups per manager. This means 4 setups per T#%S
team. This entry fee is required before the start of the tourney with no
exceptions being made. This is to ensure that nobody gets screwed if a team or
manager decides to back out early. To pay the entry fee either:
a) send $10 cash/check/money order/ or whatever to me personally at:
Andy Salveson
6812 Romanzo Way
Elk Grove, CA 95758
b) get RSI to send me 2 team setup gift certificates. Sorry, no credit cards and
no old teams you have lying around will be accepted.
3. T#%S point system:
10 points for winning on your up-challenge against another T#%S warrior.
7 points for winning on your even challenge of another T#%S warrior.
7 points for winning on another T#%S warriors challenge.
7 points for winning a random matchup against another T#%S warrior.
4 points for winning on your down-challenge of another T#%S warrior.
4 points for winning a random matchup against a non-T#%S warrior. Do not fight
your team mate, you will not get any points. Also, you will not get any points
if you challenge or get challenged by a non-T#%S team, so use your avoids
wisely if you think someone is out to get you.
10 points for being the Duelmaster. This is in addition to all points listed
above and will begin turn 1, so prep accordingly.
5 points for every spotlight written by any team member, 1 per manager per turn.
The minimum length of a spotlight to receive points is 1/2 column in the
newsletter (that's 31 lines-each line 85 characters across) and I will be
completely firm on this. In addition to the length criteria, spotlights will
not be given points if they are in any way plagiarized or if they are not
Duelmasters or fantasy related. I will be the sole judge of this. If you're
unsure if I will judge something to be Duelmasters or fantasy related, then
e-mail me before you write the spotlight and ask me. I reserve the right to
take points away from a spotlight after they are given if I judge at a later
time that the spotlight has been plagiarized.
-5 points per manager per turn every time a manager does not at least write one
personal ad.
-5 points for being the team that avoided the most.
If you participated in TOGS III, you'll notice some slight changes in the points
structure. The main things are points for random match ups against non T#%S
warriors, bonus points for being the Duelmaster, new spotlight criteria, and no
points given for being the most avoided team.
4. I already mentioned this, but T#%S IV will start the first turn in arena 60 after
the Fall Mail-In runs and it will last for 13 turns. There will not be a
Survivor format this time around, meaning no eliminations. I will still be doing
the multipliers at the end, however. This means that all points accumulated by a
team on turns 10 and 11 will be multiplied by 1.5 and all points accumulated by
each team on turns 12 and 13 will be multiplied by 2.
5. Prizes are yet to be determined, but I'll tell you what I know. There will be
prizes given out each turn to whichever team scores the most combined points on a
given turn. Tie breakers will go to the team with the most wins on that turn and
then to the team with most overall points. I have asked RSI for the same prizes
as last TOGS which were transferring any warrior to arena 60 and renaming Aradi
for approximately 6 months, but we'll see what they come back with. I haven't
decided how to split the prizes up, partly because I don't know how many teams
will be entering yet, but I do know the prizes will be split among the top 3
teams at the end. I will announce the exact breakdown of everything when I know
more.
6. And just like TOGS III, Death Stud and I will be the sole arbiters of any dispute
that may arise. Whine all you like, but as Nuln told you last time, that's how
it is.
7. M & RR Clause (go ahead, read between the capitals): I reserve the right to
disallow entry to this tourney if you have a previous history of being a big fat
mouth about everything.
I think that pretty much covers it. I will be accepting team entries as of now
and then posting them in the newsletters as I receive entry fees. Please feel free
to e-mail me regarding any questions or comments at Ganolus@aol.com. So everyone don
your best pair of leg warmers, hop on your favorite farm animal, and ride to Aradi
for the 4th kinda-annual Tournament that must not be named for no apparent reason
whatsoever, or T#%S IV, for short. See ya'll there!
-- Ganolus Oakleaf, T#%S IV Commish
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
KOGITSUNE MARU delivered the death blow upon THE AMAZON in a 1 minute fight.
TATTOOED DANCER vanquished FACELESS in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
THE EUNUCH was demolished by MAN NEXT DOOR in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
VORTEX was devastated by LORD BLEEDS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
PAPER WASP was devastated by BLUE SIOBHAN in a 2 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
TYPHOID MARY was overpowered by STUPENDOUS MAN in a 1 minute Challenge struggle.
CIARAN bested DIESEL in a 1 minute veteran's Title competition.
DENNIS handily defeated CAPTAIN ELOY in a 2 minute gruesome uneven melee.
CHYNA vanquished SILISA THE SNAKE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
GRAMMAW vanquished SYLITH in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
WISPER executed BLACK DEVIN in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
SNAG savagely defeated LITTLE FAIR LEA in a exciting 3 minute bloody match.
HAYDAN overcame SMEDS in a 4 minute contest.
BUGSPRAY was subdued by MYGGEN in a 1 minute gory amateur's match.
FLYSWATTER was handily defeated by SWALLOWTAIL in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
JEJUNE vanquished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 8 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 2 - 0 71 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 LUNGING ATTACK 27 - 13 - 3 68 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 14 - 8 - 2 64 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 7 - 4 - 0 64 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 SLASHING ATTACK 12 - 7 - 2 63 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 AIMED BLOW 8 - 6 - 1 57 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 WALL OF STEEL 14 - 12 - 2 54 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 15 - 22 - 1 41 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 STRIKING ATTACK 11 - 17 - 0 39 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 BASHING ATTACK 9 - 17 - 0 35 |
Turn 474 was great if you Not so great if you used The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles: the fighting styles: top eleven warriors are:
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 7 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-LUNGE
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 2 1 PARRY-STRIKE
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 BASHING ATTACK
1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK CIARAN 7176 14 5 1 106 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
STRIKING ATTACK DENNIS 7068 12 11 2 92 HAWKS (466)
BASHING ATTACK CHYNA 7052 15 7 0 84 HAWKS (466)
SLASHING ATTACK WISPER 5753 5 1 1 60 SWEORDMASTERS (138)
PARRY-LUNGE FACELESS 7268 10 3 0 57 THE BLACK COMPANY (544)
WALL OF STEEL VORTEX 7245 7 4 1 47 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is MAN NEXT DOOR 6987. The most popular warrior this
turn was SNAG 6519. The ten other most popular fighters were DENNIS 7068, LITTLE
FAIR LEA 4999, HAYDAN 7356, LORD BLEEDS 6520, MAN NEXT DOOR 6987, BLUE SIOBHAN 4997,
GRAMMAW 7045, TATTOOED DANCER 5060, STUPENDOUS MAN 6996, and CIARAN 7176.
The least popular fighter this week was FLYSWATTER 7384. The other ten least popular
fighters were BUGSPRAY 7383, SYLITH 7357, PAPER WASP 7259, THE EUNUCH 5000, FACELESS
7268, SWALLOWTAIL 7387, WISPER 5753, DIESEL 6973, TYPHOID MARY 5091, and VORTEX 7245.
The following warriors have traveled to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after fighting this turn:
KOGITSUNE MARU (1-5298) SWEORDMASTERS (138)